Category: Challenging Corruption

Michigan Voters File Appeal in Case to Bar Donald Trump from Ballot
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Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that former President Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. LANSING, MI (November 16, 2023) – Today, the plaintiffs filed an appeal in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by
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Joint Statement by Free Speech For People and Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker, Co-Counsel for the Plaintiffs in LaBrant v. Benson, on Today’s Ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims
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Today, the Michigan Court of Claims denied plaintiffs’ requests for declaratory and injunctive relief in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by Free Speech For People and election lawyer Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker P.C. on behalf of a diverse group of Michigan voters who filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s candidacy. The complaint
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Joint Statement of Free Speech For People and Lockridge Grindal Nauen, counsel for voter-petitioners in Growe v. Simon
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Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling in Growe v. Simon, the landmark challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility for office under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Unfortunately, the court granted Trump’s request to stop the proceedings at the primary stage, but specifically allowed the petitioners to refile before the general election.   The
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Challenges to Trump’s Eligibility Under Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause featured on ABC’s “This Week”
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The movement to hold former President Donald Trump accountable under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for his role in the January 6th insurrection is gaining momentum. With state courts in Minnesota, Michigan, and Colorado currently hearing cases against Trump citing the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, at least one or more of these cases could be
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Amicus briefs filed in Minnesota Supreme Court challenge to Trump’s eligibility
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Today, the following amicus (friend of the court) briefs were submitted to the Minnesota Supreme Court in Growe v. Simon, our lawsuit to bar Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.  Previously, the Court had requested briefing on “(1) justiciability, including standing and ripeness; and (2) the legal construction of Section
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New Briefs Filed in Minnesota Supreme Court in Case Challenging Trump’s Eligibility under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause
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Free Speech For People and our co-counsel at Lockridge Grindal Nauen filed two briefs before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 4th in Growe v. Simon, challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause.  Our brief on threshold legal issues The Minnesota Supreme Court previously ordered the petitioners to brief “(1)
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Free Speech For People Statement on US Supreme Court’s denial of review of Castro v. Trump
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On October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a pro se lawsuit filed by John Anthony Castro against Donald Trump, concerning whether Castro, apparently a Republican presidential candidate, has standing to challenge Trump’s candidacy in federal court under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The federal district court ruled that federal courts do
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“Trump is Legally Barred from the Ballot” Michigan Voters Challenge Trump’s Eligibility Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause
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Led by Free Speech For People, a nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, the lawsuit argues the former president is disqualified from holding public office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for his role in inciting and facilitating the January 6th insurrection. LANSING, MI (September 29, 2023) – Free Speech For People and Michigan attorney Mark
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